Zagreb Funicular

The funicular Zagreb ( Croatian Zagrebačka Uspinjaca ) is operated by the municipal transport companies Zagrebački električni tramvaj ( ZET ), which is also responsible for the local tram and urban bus network.

Description

The " Uspinjaca " begins in the Tomic Street, a dead end, by the Ilica pedestrian zone of the Lower Town ( Donji Grad ) emanates. It ends on Strossmayerovo šetalište ( the Strossmayerpromenade ) in the Zagreb Upper Town ( Gornji Grad ). The Uspinjaca is 30.5 meters above sea level to 66 meters in length, one of the shortest public transport funiculars in the world. The cable car was built in 1890 and put into operation on 23 April 1893. First, it was operated with steam engines, starting in 1934 with electric motors. A major modernization of the drive and the cabins as well as large parts of the plant was carried out in 1974. The Uspinjaca with their physical structures and most of the technical equipment are as a cultural monument under protection.

Specifications

The funicular has two cabins, each 28 passengers (16 seated and twelve standing). A car is 5.64 meters long, has 5050 kg curb weight and can carry a payload of 2,240 kilograms. The electric motor is located in the northern (upper) station has a power of 28.5 kW, and operates at 400 volts DC at 720 revolutions per minute. The funicular runs on rails with a track width of 1,200 millimeters, which are only 66 meters long, but overcome a height difference of 30.5 meters and thus have a slope of 52 percent. Thus, the Zagreb Funicular is not only one of the shortest, but also one of the steepest in the world. It operates at a speed of 1.5 m / s (5.4 km / h) and requires 55 seconds for the distance from the lower to the upper town.